02622cam a22003494a 4500 17124732 AU-EpEBC 20120819172358.0 120118s2012 iluab 000 1 eng 2012000268 9780830839629 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830839623 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn759909770 DLC eng DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP BDX IDG DTM BWX DLC NEMB e-gr--- 813.6/WIT EW Witherington, Ben, 1951- A week in the life of Corinth / Ben Witherington III. Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, c2012. 158 p. : illus., map ; pbk ; 21 cm. Poseidon's revenge -- Isthmia and its games -- Paulos, Priscilla, and Aquila -- The home of Erastos -- The enmity of the enemy -- Gallio's gall -- Erastos goes missing -- The proposition -- The trial of Paulos -- Julia's prayers and Nicanor's protection -- The Subura and the Sabbath -- Paulos, Priscilla, and Erastos -- "Dies Solis": the morning of the day of the sun/Son -- The afternoon of the day of the sun -- The end of the day. Intrigue is in the air as Nicanor returns to Corinth and reports to his patron Erastos on recent business dealings in Rome. Nicanor, a former slave, is a man on the make. But surprises keep springing up in his path. A political rival of Erastos is laying a plot, and a new religion from the East keeps pressing in his life. Spend an imaginary week in Paul's Corinth as the story of Nicanor winds through street and forum, marketplace and baths, taking usChristian world.Numerous full-page text boxes expand on a variety of aspects of life and culture as we encounter them in the narrative. into shop, villa and apartment, where we meet friends new and old. From our observing a dinner in the temple of Aesclepius to Christian worship in the home of Erastos, Paul's dealings with the Corinthians in his letters take focused relevance and socail clarity. The result is an unforgettable introduction to life in a major center of the New Testament world. Throughout the text, helpful sidebars, maps and diagrams serve to further illuminate the sociocultural context of the early Christian world. Paul, the Apostle, Saint Fiction. Bible. N.T. History of Biblical events Fiction. Christian saints Fiction. Apostles Fiction. Corinth (Greece) Fiction. Biographical fiction. gsafd Christian fiction. gsafd ddc 13479 13479 0 0 ddc 0 0 62 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2012-08-09 The Book Depository 14.62 0 813.6/WIT 11590 2015-09-30 00:00:00 1 50.00 2012-08-09 AM